1. Offences recorded in the Management Information System Offences Universe are those which reached a hearing. There is no indication of finalisation.

2. Data relates to the number of offences recorded in magistrates’ courts, in which a prosecution commenced, as recorded on the Case Management System (CMS) and associated Management Information System (MIS). The CPS does not collect data that constitutes official statistics as defined in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

3. These data have been drawn from the CPS’s administrative IT system, which (as with any large scale recording system) is subject to change as more information is recorded by the CPS. We are committed to improving the quality of our data and from mid 2014-2015 some unexpected variance in some future data sets.

4. The official statistics relating to crime and policing are maintained by the Home Office (HO) and the official statistics relating to sentencing and the judiciary are maintained by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ).

| Financial Year | Act and Section | Offences | |----------------|-----------------|----------| | 2014-2015 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 { 59A(1)(b) and (6) } | 1 | | 2014-2015 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 { 59A(1)(c) and (6) } | 1 | HEARING AT MAGISTRATES' COURTS

This offence will remain recorded whether or not that offence was proceeded

PS collects data to assist in the effective management of its prosecution

possible errors with data entry and processing. The figures are provisional

-June 2015 introduced a new data assurance regime which may explain

icing, criminal court proceedings, offenders brought to justice, the courts and